The Daytona 500 is under a weather delay and has been for some time this afternoon. In the picture above you can see crews working to keep the track dry while the cars sit covered in pit road. So to keep the viewers of the Daytona 500 on FOX entertained, they aired last yearās Daytona 500.
If you're not watching FOX, you're missing @JimmieJohnson's 2013 #DAYTONA500 burnout and celebration. pic.twitter.com/1LbsCExoPY
ā NASCAR (@NASCAR) February 23, 2014
Some, including a television station in Texas didnāt realize that it was last yearās and live tweeted the conclusion.
To the people live tweeting the Daytona 500 finish you just saw. This is a rain delay and that was last year.
ā Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) February 23, 2014
Reminder, it is now 2014, and you just saw @JimmieJohnson win the 2013 #Daytona500.
ā FOX Sports (@FOXSports) February 23, 2014
Today's race is still currently delayed by rain.
Reminder: That was the finish to the 2013 #Daytona500 on @FOXSports. Track drying efforts still underway here at @DISupdates. #NASCAR
ā FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) February 23, 2014
Reminder: @FOXSports now showing '13 #Daytona500 during this rain delay. The plan is to still get the entire race in today/tonight on @FOXTV
ā FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) February 23, 2014
They had tweeted various reminders and it said so in the ticker at the bottom of the screen, but still people missed it.
From Deadspin:
[UPDATE:] KTXS tweeted out a clarification.
People were confused on Daytona 500 replay. Race remains delayed. 37 laps in: 1) Busch 2) Kahne 3) Hamlin 4) Vickers 5) Menard
ā KTXS Sports (@KTXSSports) February 23, 2014
They tried to play it off like they werenāt among the āpeopleā that were confused and were called out for it.
@KTXSSports Including you guys...some of us saw the tweet
ā Bryan Sparkman (@bsparky28) February 23, 2014
@KTXSSports including you guys sherlock
ā jake bondy (@proudsioux) February 23, 2014
@KTXSSports And by "people" you mean "we"...
ā Chris Drake (@chris_drake) February 23, 2014
@KTXSSports no YOU were confused. People THEN became confused due to unreliable news sources tht will remained unnamed #GetYourFactsStraight
ā J. David Rich (@JDavidRich) February 23, 2014
@KTXSSports it seems you guys were confused too! haha
ā Phil Beckett šŖšŗš¬š§š¶ļø (@PhilBeckettuk) February 23, 2014
And eventually they accepted responsibility and acknowledged the mistake.
@Brandega here. Mistake made on my end on Daytona tweet. Sincere apologies. #humbled Have a great Sunday!
ā KTXS Sports (@KTXSSports) February 23, 2014
[UPDATE:] They werenāt the only onesā¦. Fox News messed it up and the race was on FOX. Again from rom Deadspin:
And ESPN W:
